From Arranged Marriage to Self-Honouring: Dr Mini on Healing, Yoga Science & Nervous System Regulation

What happens when you’ve lived a life that looks right on paper… but feels misaligned in your body?In this powerful episode of Baskets of Knowledge, Dr Manmeet Rattu (Dr Mini) shares her journey from growing up in a deeply loving cultural family, entering an arranged marriage, and navigating its breakdown, to rediscovering herself through strength training, a bikini bodybuilding competition, and ultimately the science of yoga.This conversation explores:• Identity and cultural expectations• Listening to your body vs overriding your intuition• Trauma, survival mode, and nervous system dysregulation• The psychology of self-honouring• The neuroscience and science-backed benefits of yoga• How strength training and embodiment rebuild self-trustDr Mini bridges lived experience with evidence-based insight, explaining how yoga is not just a practice, but a science of nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and emotional resilience.If you’re interested in mindset transformation, identity work, personal growth, trauma recovery, or the science of yoga, this episode will stay with you.🎙️ Listen now on Spotify.🔔 Follow Baskets of Knowledge for more conversations on mindset, identity, and human transformation.